[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—As a large squatter
and resident in New Zealand from 1851 to 1866, I beg to say that, from the formation of New Zealand, a. draught is almost impossible ; and to show you that there is no truth in what you copy last week from a Birmingham paper, I beg to inclose you the latest news from New Zealand, by which you will see they have had great floods :— " WELLINGTON.—SsvEns nooros.—An unusually mild winter has been followed, says a correspondent, by excessive falls of rain and heavy floods in different places. Wellington has suffered severely in this way. In the Hutt and the Wairarapa, crops and a great deal of other property have been destroyed ; and the Hutt races had to be postponed for several days in consequence of the floods, the course, on the day appointed for the meeting, being two feet under water. In the Waikato, considerable damage has been done to bridges, the railway, and private property, and one or two persons were drowned. But in Otago, although the rainfall has been equally abundant, little injury has been sustained."
The Elms, Rowden Hill, Chippenham, IFills, March 25th.
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